The Groom's Spending Guide
We analyzed over 50,000 real groomsmen gift orders to find out what grooms actually spend. Here are the numbers, plus personalized picks at every budget.
The short answer
The typical groomsmen gift costs $39.99, half of orders land between $25 and $65 a gift, and 85% of gifts cost under $75. The median wedding party is five guys, counting the best man, and a typical full set comes to about $237. Almost every groom (97%) gives the best man the same gift as everyone else. What matters most is that the gift is personal, not that it hits a certain dollar amount.
In this guide
Figuring out how much to spend on groomsmen gifts is one of those wedding questions with no clean answer. By the time you get to shopping for your guys, you have already spent a small fortune on the venue, the catering, and everything else. We get this question constantly, so we let the data do the talking.
We looked at more than 50,000 Groovy Groomsmen orders placed between 2021 and 2026, including 37,684 where someone bought three or more of the same personalized gift for a wedding party. Below is exactly what real grooms spend, what changes the number, and personalized picks at every budget so you can find the right gift without guessing.
Here is what the numbers show, straight from our order history. The headline figures are medians, the middle order, so a few very large or very small orders do not skew them.
Half of orders land between $25 and $65 a gift, and 85% of gifts cost less than $75. Not a rule, just what real grooms do at checkout.
The median wedding party is five, counting the best man. Half of grooms buy for four or fewer, and about one in ten buy for eight or more.
A typical full set comes to about $237, and half of orders land between $140 and $350 for the whole party.
One clear pattern in the data: the more gifts you buy, the less each one tends to cost. Orders of three to six gifts typically run $44.99 a gift, seven or eight run $39.99, nine to eleven run $34.99, and orders of twelve or more drop to about $15 a gift. That is normal and nobody expects otherwise.
Source: Groovy Groomsmen orders from January 2021 to September 2026, cancelled orders removed. Price and set totals come from 37,684 orders with three or more units of one personalized gift, at list price before discounts. Party size comes from 13,763 orders with two or more groomsman or best man gifts. More numbers in The Groomsmen Gift Report.
Four things decide how much you should spend. Run through them and the right budget for your party gets obvious.
This is the biggest factor. With a small party you have more room per guy. Buy for nine or more and the typical gift in our orders drops to $34.99 or less, and nobody expects otherwise.
Pick a total you are comfortable with first, then divide by the number of guys. For reference, a typical full set in our orders comes to about $237, and half of orders land between $140 and $350 for the whole party.
Most grooms keep it even. In our orders, 97% gave the best man the same gift as the groomsmen, and 93% spent exactly the same on him. If someone deserves more, make his gift more personal, with his role or a line only he will get.
The number matters less than the name on it. A $25 engraved gift built around him beats a $75 generic one every time. Personalization is what he remembers.
A quick cheat sheet for matching your per-groomsman budget to the right kind of gift. Full picks are below.
| Per groomsman | What it gets him | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Under $25 | A personalized flask, whiskey glass, or koozie | Big parties and tighter budgets |
| $35 to $50 | A full personalized gift box or a cooler he keeps | Where the typical gift lands |
| $65 to $100 | A duffle bag, decanter set, or golf or cigar set | Smaller parties and close friends |
| $100 and up | A leather or premium step-up gift | A small party or a big splurge |
Every gift below is live, in stock, personalized, and engraved in-house. Grouped by what you want to spend per groomsman. You can also browse all groomsmen gifts.
The right tier for a big wedding party or a tight budget. Every one is engraved, so it still feels chosen, not cheap. Browse all groomsmen gifts under $20 →
A personalized flask, four shot glasses and a funnel, boxed and engraved with his name. The easiest way to hand every guy something that feels chosen, and it still lands under twenty-five dollars.
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A custom engraved tie clip he wears on the wedding day and long after. Small, sharp, and personal, it is proof that a great groomsman gift does not have to cost much.
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An engraved whiskey glass for the crew, personalized with his name or nickname. Pour a toast the night before the wedding and he keeps the glass for years.
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Personalized shades in a keepsake bamboo case. A fun, low-cost pick that lands especially well for a beach or destination wedding where every guy will actually wear them.
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Custom can coolers with each guy's name. The go-to when you have a big party to cover, because they feel personal and keep the whole group under budget.
View this giftWhere the typical gift lands, and for good reason. A full gift box or a piece he keeps, personalized throughout, without going overboard. Browse the boxed gift sets →
Our number-one seller by a wide margin. You pick the items, we engrave every piece with his name and pack it in a keepsake box, so each groomsman can get something a little different.
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A pint glass engraved with his photo and nickname. It gets a laugh when he opens it and a spot in the cabinet after, which is exactly what a personalized gift should do.
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A complete gift box of personalized essentials in one keepsake case. The sweet-spot pick when you want one gift that looks fully curated without building it piece by piece.
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A rugged personalized cooler bag monogrammed with his initials. It shows up at every tailgate, campsite, and beach day, carrying your gift long past the wedding.
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A monogrammed leather dopp kit, the upgrade every guy wants and never buys himself. A step up from the sweet spot that still stays group-friendly.
View this giftFor a smaller party, your closest friends, or the best man. The kind of personalized gift that gets displayed and remembered. Browse all groomsmen bags →
A loaded, personalized golf set for the groomsman who lives for the course. Engraved gear packed into one gift, so his next round comes with your name on it.
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A weighty decanter and matching glasses, engraved with his name and your wedding date, presented in a wooden box. This is the gift a whiskey guy puts on display, not in a drawer.
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A personalized cigar set with an ashtray and the accessories a cigar guy appreciates. A premium, memorable gift for the friend who savors a slow evening.
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Our single most-shipped bag. A structured, personalized duffle sized for a bachelor trip or a weekend away, and one of the most-kept gifts a groomsman ever gets.
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A hand-finished wooden crate of engraved barware. It reads expensive because it looks expensive, and it stays on his shelf long after the last toast. A fitting best-man gift.
View this giftWe would rather be genuinely helpful than only point you at our own shelves. Here are a handful of gift ideas we do not make that are worth the money if they fit your groomsman. No affiliate links, no kickbacks, just honest picks.
For a close friend, a bottle of aged bourbon or a nice single malt, paired with one of our engraved glasses, is a gift that feels generous without a huge spend.
Browse premium whiskey →A Seiko or a Timex Marlin gives real watchmaking at a groomsman-friendly price and reads far more expensive than it costs.
Explore Seiko watches →Etsy is full of small makers doing beautiful custom work, from hand-tooled leather valet trays to engraved star maps of your wedding night sky. Worth a browse for something truly his.
Browse custom pieces on Etsy →For the guys who have everything, a round of golf, a whiskey tasting, or tickets to a game can mean more than another object. Pair it with a small engraved keepsake so he has something to open.
See experience gift ideas →A few ways grooms overspend or underspend. Avoiding these matters more than the exact dollar amount.
In 11,374 of our orders that covered both roles, 97% gave the best man the same gift as the groomsmen. See best man gift vs groomsmen gift for the full numbers.
Spending more on your brother or best man is fine if you want to, it is just less common than people assume. A more personal engraving sets him apart without a bigger bill. More in best man gift etiquette.
Engraving does the heavy lifting, but a short handwritten note is what he remembers. Say why you picked him. Two sentences is plenty.
Personalized pieces take time to make, and rushing means paying for expedited shipping. Order three to four weeks out. See when to give groomsmen gifts.
The typical groomsmen gift in our orders costs $39.99, half of orders land between $25 and $65 a gift, and 85% of gifts cost under $75. Orders of three to six gifts typically run $44.99 a gift, and bigger orders run less per gift. There is no rule. The gift being personal matters more than the exact number.
Most grooms spend the same. In our orders, 97% gave the best man the same gift as the groomsmen, and 93% spent exactly the same on him. If you want his gift to stand out, add something personal, like his role or a date that matters to the two of you. See best man gift vs groomsmen gift for the full breakdown.
Not at all. A personalized $20 gift like an engraved flask, whiskey glass, or koozie feels thoughtful because it is made for him. On a big wedding party, spending $20 to $25 per guy is completely reasonable. We have a full collection of groomsmen gifts under $20 that still feel personal.
There is no reliable percentage to follow. A better reference point is what grooms actually spend: a typical full set in our orders comes to about $237, and half of orders land between $140 and $350 for the whole party.
No. Most groomsmen do not expect anything expensive. A thoughtful, personalized gift is a standard and appreciated way to thank them for the time and money they spent standing up with you.
Most couples hand them out at the rehearsal dinner or the morning of the wedding. Some give them earlier, at the bachelor party, so they do not get lost in the day-of rush. More in when to give groomsmen gifts.
Every piece is engraved in our own shop and made to order. Pick your names, add your wedding date, and we handle the rest.
Co-FounderAbout the Author
Co-Founder, Groovy Groomsmen Gifts · Monroe, Connecticut
Chris Bajda is a co-founder of the family-run Groovy gift studios in Monroe, Connecticut, behind more than 200,000 personalized gifts and over 17,000 customer reviews. For more than 15 years he has helped grooms and groomsmen find gifts worth keeping, and he still tracks what real customers order and love so his picks come from data, not guesswork. He is a regular at the NY NOW gift show in New York City.
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